Bucket list experience:
This brute of a course is the centrepiece of the Mission Hills complex and the best of its 12 courses – if you define ‘best’ by the most challenging. The course is built on black lava rocks and its 7,808 yards carves its way through jungle vegetation, wetlands and mature lychee trees – with multiple elevation changes throughout.
Although designed for tournament play – it has already hosted a series of professional events, including the World Cup of Golf – the good news is that you don’t have to play every inch of it: the forward tees, coupled with the generous fairways, make this an entirely accessible challenge for the mid-handicapper, who might otherwise give up the game through frustration or exhaustion!
Our writer’s picks of the best places to stay near this experience, closest first
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China[8 miles]
China’s most famous golf resort is a self-contained destination in itself, with boutiques and restaurants to complement the extensive sporting facilities. An astonishing twelve golf courses that surround it – all designed by Jack Nicklaus, Vijay Singh and Jumbo Osaki.
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Golf expert, journalist and avid player Fionn Davenport rounds up fifteen of the most extraordinary and unusual golf courses in the world, to play once in your lifetime.
